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MetOp in polar orbit

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Title MetOp in polar orbit

Released 21/06/2006 10:28 am

Copyright ESA /AOES Medialab

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MetOp-A is Europe's first polar-orbiting satellite dedicated to operational meteorology, and with its contribution to the American Polar Orbiting Environmental Satellite (POES) Programme it marks a new era in global weather prediction and climate monitoring. From its polar orbit 800 km above Earth, MetOp’s range of 13 US and European instruments provides a wealth of accurate and detailed information to meteorologists and scientists around the world.